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Week of Events
Measurable Performance: How the BC Energy Step Code Will Change the Way You Design, Build, and Use Buildings
Part of Vancouver Island Construction Conference: The Energy Step Code is changing the way we understand energy efficiency in buildings. Introduced in the BC Building Code in April 2017 as a voluntary standard, this outcome based code is a sign of where codes and standards are headed in the future. Under the standard, every building … Continued
Vancouver’s Future in Passive House
Vancouver’s Future in Passive House
Sponsored by UDI For developers, companies and consultants involved in the planning, design and construction of buildings, Passive House will be leading the industry energy standard in Vancouver's imminent future, setting building performance standards high. The City of Vancouver has also set a target for all new buildings to have zero annual greenhouse gas emissions … Continued
PASSIVE HOUSE FOR HIGH-RISE – DESIGN STRATEGIES FROM NEW YORK AND SEATTLE
PASSIVE HOUSE FOR HIGH-RISE – DESIGN STRATEGIES FROM NEW YORK AND SEATTLE
Sponsored by AIBC Passive House is rapidly becoming mainstream lexicon for design professionals. With the implementation of the BC Energy Step Code and Vancouver’s Zero Emission Building Plan, it is no wonder that Passive House has been gaining a lot of attention in this city. While the Passive House standard started with single-family homes, it … Continued
Building Smart with the BC Energy Step Code – Lower Steps, Climate Zone 4 – Surrey
Building Smart with the BC Energy Step Code – Lower Steps, Climate Zone 4 – Surrey
Learn to build homes to a higher energy standard using cost-effective, applied best practices. This province-wide training series is designed to support builders, designers, building officials and others working in residential construction in meeting BC Energy Step Code requirements that came into effect on December 15, 2017 (as per Section 5 of the Building Act). … Continued
PASSIVE HOUSE FOR HIGH-RISE: CASE STUDIES LOCALLY, SEATTLE AND NEW YORK
PASSIVE HOUSE FOR HIGH-RISE: CASE STUDIES LOCALLY, SEATTLE AND NEW YORK
Please join us as we discuss passive house high rises at our upcoming passive house social. We are very lucky to have Monte Paulsen, RDH, Lois Arena, Steven Winter Associates and Brandon Nicholson, NK Architects speak at our event. Although this is more of informal discussion, a lot of insights and experiences will be shared. … Continued
Building Better with the Energy Step Code – Campbell River
Building Better with the Energy Step Code – Campbell River
Description The Community Energy Association and City of Campbell River are hosting this workshop for builders & tradespeople, designers and building officials to learn how to build to the BC Energy Step Code - a new provincial framework aimed at creating healthier, more efficient and more comfortable buildings. Attendees will earn 6.5 CPD credits (Group … Continued
Cost-effective Passive House Engineering for Larger Buildings & The Passive House High-Rise – How is it different?
Cost-effective Passive House Engineering for Larger Buildings & The Passive House High-Rise – How is it different?
Sponsored by Passive House Canada This is a one-day event will be comprised of TWO workshops that will offer local high-performance Passive House professionals and practitioners the opportunity to participate in a morning workshop with Brandon Nicholson of NK Architects in Seattle/Pittsburgh and an afternoon workshop with Lois Arena of Steven Winter Assoc. in Connecticut, and Monte … Continued